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No. 627,300. Patented lune 20, |899..

G. HABICHT.

GARMENT FASTENEFL (Application led Dec. 19, 1898.)

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GARMENT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,300, dated June20,1899.

Application tiled December 19, 1898. Serial No. 699,695. (No model.)

T all wwnt t may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUSTAV IIABIOHT, a citizen of Germany, and aresident of Berlin, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Garment-Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a fastener for gloves, shoes, belts, and otherarticles which is so constructed that the locking distance between thetwo members of the fastener may be adjusted and that a separating strainon the fastener will increase the resistance offered by the fasteneragainst such strain.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal central sectionof my improved garment-fastener; Fig.'2, a plan withthe top plates ofthe boxes removed; Fig. 3, a bottom view of the base-plates c, showingtheir engagement with the prongs; and Fig. 4, a longitudinal section ofthe box a with the springtongue e inserted.

The letters d a' represent a pair of boxes of substantially triangularform in horizontal section and of which the box a has a centrally-bulgedbottom,as at a2. From the boxes a d depend the prongs a3, which areadapted to be thrust through the garment A and to be then bent inwardly,so as to be confined within radial grooves o of base-plates c, which areadapted to be placed against the lower or inner face of the garment.These base-plates c have central bulges c2, by means of which thegarment is securely clasped against the bottom of the boxes, so as topartly release the prongs from strain.

Within the box a is secured a pin d, adapted to engage one of a numberof perforations e, formed in the lower straight shank of anoutwardly-projecting spring-tongue e. This tongue is locked to the pinby means of an upper perforated retaining-spring f, attached within boxa and projecting with its perforated free end over the pin, so as tobear upon the tongue e.

By passing the pin d through the proper perforation e the tongue may beprojected out of the casing to any suitable extent, and thus the lockingdistance between the two members of the fastening may be adjusted so asto space the two flaps of the garment when closed.

The free end of the spring-tongue 'e is first doubled upon itself, as ate2, and then the upper shank of the tongue is so bent as to first form adownwardly-pointing projection e3, then an upwardly-pointin g shoulderc4, and iinally a handle e5.

To close the fastening, the tongue e, locked to box a', is projectedinto the box a through a slot a4 until the shoulder c4 has passed backof the end plate a5 of such box, while the lower shank of the tonguewill be supported upon the bulge a2.

Any opening strain on the fastener will have the tendency to crowd theshoulder@4 against the upper slanting cover a of box a and to force theprojection esfirmly upon the lower shank of the tongue, Fig. 4, so thatthe `resistance of the fastener against such strain will be increased inproportion to the strain.

A pressure upon the handle e5 will disengage the shoulder e4 from box aand permit the two members of the fastener to be separated.

l. A garment-fastener composed of a box, a

`spring-tongue having a doubled end, means for adjustably locking.' theshank of said tongue to said box, and a second slotted box adapted toremovably engagethe doubled end of the tongue, substantially asvspecified.

2. A garment-fastener composed of a box, a doubled springtongueadjustably secured thereto and having a projection es, and .shoulder e4,a second slotted box adapted to engage said spring-tongue and having aninclined top plate, prongs depending from the boxes, and base-platesadapted to be engaged by the prongs, substantially as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 6th d ay ofDecember, 1898, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

^ GUSTAV HABICHT. Witnesses HENRY I-IASPER, ERWIN L. GoLDsoHMIDT.

